UFC 127 Fight Card: What BJ Penn Has to Do to Beat Jon Fitch in Australia

This Saturday night at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia, the UFC returns with its latest fight card, which will be headlined by former lightweight champion BJ Penn as he resumes his welterweight journey against former welterweight title challenger J…

This Saturday night at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia, the UFC returns with its latest fight card, which will be headlined by former lightweight champion BJ Penn as he resumes his welterweight journey against former welterweight title challenger Jon Fitch. Penn experienced one of the most up and down years of his career in […]

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UFC 127 Fight Card: What BJ Penn Has to Do to Beat Jon Fitch in Australia

Prelims Return to Facebook, Ion Network for UFC 127 in Australia

Filed under: UFC, NewsOn the eve of the Academy Awards, the UFC is showing “The Social Network” some love.

For UFC 127 in Sydney, which airs live on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. Eastern Saturday in the States with the time difference, the promotion is ret…

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On the eve of the Academy Awards, the UFC is showing “The Social Network” some love.

For UFC 127 in Sydney, which airs live on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. Eastern Saturday in the States with the time difference, the promotion is returning to Facebook, as well as the Ion Network, for a total of five preliminary card fights. The formation of Facebook is the crux of “The Social Network,” one of the most critically acclaimed films of 2010 – and nominated for eight Oscars on Sunday.

The UFC announced on its Facebook fan page Monday that bouts between Jason Reinhardt and Tiequan Zhang and Tom Blackledge and Anthony Perosh will stream live at Facebook. Fans must “like” the UFC on Facebook to gain access to the prelims at the site. The UFC currently has nearly 4.8 million fans at the social networking giant.

UFC 127 Fight Card: Several Fighters Set To Make Octagon Debut In Australia

There are several fighters making their Ultimate Fighting Championship debut February 26th at the UFC 127 event in Sydney, Australia, including one of the main card competitors. See below for an introduction for each potential future superstar as these…

There are several fighters making their Ultimate Fighting Championship debut February 26th at the UFC 127 event in Sydney, Australia, including one of the main card competitors. See below for an introduction for each potential future superstar as these fighters all compete in the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization for the first time.   […]

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UFC 127 Fight Card: Several Fighters Set To Make Octagon Debut In Australia

UFC 127: Several Fighters Will Be Making Their Octagon Debut In Australia

There are several fighters making their Ultimate Fighting Championship debut February 26th at the UFC 127 event in Sydney, Australia, including one of the main card competitors. See below for an introduction for each potential future superstar as these…

There are several fighters making their Ultimate Fighting Championship debut February 26th at the UFC 127 event in Sydney, Australia, including one of the main card competitors. See below for an introduction for each potential future superstar as these fighters all compete in the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization for the first time.   […]

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UFC 127: Several Fighters Will Be Making Their Octagon Debut In Australia

UFC 127 Fight Card: 10 Early Pre-Fight Predictions from Australia

February 27th is rapidly approaching as the end date for UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch, which is headlined by a welterweight contender battle between Jon Fitch and BJ Penn at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia. Topping what transpired in the MMA world over …

February 27th is rapidly approaching as the end date for UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch, which is headlined by a welterweight contender battle between Jon Fitch and BJ Penn at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia. Topping what transpired in the MMA world over the last couple of weekends will be a lofty task, but […]

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UFC 127 Fight Card: 10 Early Pre-Fight Predictions from Australia

Nick Ring vs. Riki Fukuda Inked for UFC 127 February 27 in Australia

("The Promise" and "Killer Bee" will clash down under.)
CagePotato.com has learned from a source close to the fight that a middleweight bout between The Ultimate Fighter 11 standout Nick Ring (10-0) and Kazuo Misaki’s Grabaka teamma…


("The Promise" and "Killer Bee" will clash down under.)

CagePotato.com has learned from a source close to the fight that a middleweight bout between The Ultimate Fighter 11 standout Nick Ring (10-0) and Kazuo Misaki’s Grabaka teammate, Riki Fukuda (17-4) has been signed for UFC 127 February 27 in Sydney, Australia.

The fight will be the first for Ring since the undefeated Canadian notched a majority decision win over eventual TUF 11 winner Court McGee while filming the show in January. After the bout, Ring, who had been competing with a lingering knee injury, was forced to pull out of the competition due to a torn ACL which would require surgery. The favorite to win the competition, the 30-year-old has been rehabbing the joint since having it surgically repaired in April and has been training in Montreal at Tristar Gym with fellow UFC fighters, welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and longtime training partner Rory MacDonald.

Fukuda, who, like Ring,  will also be making his Octagon debut at the event down under, is the DEEP middleweight champion and has not lost since 2008. An EliteXC and DREAM veteran, his most notable victory is a unanimous decision he won over Murilo "Ninja" Rua at DREAM 8 in 2009. The 29-year-old native of Tokyo who has only been finished once in his career surprised many when he took veteran Joe Doerksen to a decision in his first bout in 2004.

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